20220227 cycling

Wow. A good week for riding. Reading it was my last week for the Apple Watch challenge, I knew I could take any easy days. Even when I didn’t feel like riding, I wandering through new developments and racked up the miles. I love that I got to 141 miles and my longest ride was only 29 miles. 

Monday 
4 pm
Start: Clear, 81°F, Feels like 82°F, Humidity 50%, Wind 8-10mph from E
End: Clear, 79°F, Feels like 79°F, Humidity 53%, Wind 7-11mph from E - by Klimat.app
Installed new seat post on the 1220. 
Rode SR56 to Morris Bridge. It felt so good to be able to go faster on this quicker bike. 
15.14 miles

Tuesday 
4pm
Start: Partly Cloudy, 84°F, Feels like 87°F, Humidity 55%, Wind 7-9mph from ESE
End: Partly Cloudy, 82°F, Feels like 85°F, Humidity 60%, Wind 5-8mph from E - by Klimat.app
Rode through Live Oak to Kinnan to Cross Creek then back through K-Bar Ranch. 
15.62 miles 

Wednesday 
4pm
Start: Partly Cloudy, 85°F, Feels like 90°F, Humidity 61%, Wind 4-5mph from NNE
End: Partly Cloudy, 82°F, Feels like 87°F, Humidity 69%, Wind 5-7mph from NNW - by Klimat.app
Wasn't feeling like riding more than a few miles. But then I started wandering through some new developments. 
I rode through Estancia. Those are some big homes! They are the same at Meridian near MPIII but have bigger lots. 
Then I rode through the first phase of Persimmon Park. Some of the homes have their garages in the rear. But the roadway is a named street and no an "alley." 
I rode to the new arena. There is also a hotel back there than I didn't know about. 
16.70 miles 

Thursday 
4 pm
Start: Clear, 86°F, Feels like 88°F, Humidity 51%, Wind 5-7mph from SE
End: Clear, 82°F, Feels like 84°F, Humidity 56%, Wind 5-7mph from NNW - by Klimat.app
I started riding SE because of the wind direction only to have it change on the way back. Oh well, it wasn't
that strong. 
14.74 miles 

Friday 
3pm
Start: Clear, 85°F, Feels like 88°F, Humidity 57%, Wind 6-6mph from NW
End: Clear, 83°F, Feels like 85°F, Humidity 59%, Wind 11-12mph from WNW - by Klimat.app
Three loops. With each loop, it got windier. 
Cramps in my left foot and in my stomach. I used Honey Stinger Hydration mix instead of Skratch. I have used it before but maybe only one bottle. 
24.31 miles 

Saturday 
Start: Clear, 83°F, Feels like 85°F, Humidity 53%, Wind 5mph from E
End: Clear, 86°F, Feels like 86°F, Humidity 46%, Wind 4mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
Slow ride on SR56 to US301 
The goal was to ride at least two hours. 
I rode back SR56 and through the 3 developments west of Morris Bridge. 
Left foot cramping the last two miles. 
25.15 miles

Sunday 
1 pm
Start: Clear, 82°F, Feels like 83°F, Humidity 50%, Wind 6-8mph from WSW
End: Clear, 79°F, Feels like 81°F, Humidity 61%, Wind 12-13mph from WNW - by Klimat.app
Rode up to SR54 and west to Starbucks in Land o Lakes. I like not pedaling hard. Why are so motivated for speed? 
I got a marshmallow dream bar and water. I filled up my water bottle just in case. 
The ride back was nice with the tailwind. 
Turns out I needed the extra water. I drank all of mine by mile 25. 
Ryan laughed at my route since I rode all around just to avoid the mess at SR56 and I75. But I don't like riding on sidewalks and the bike path is gone during construction. 
29.70 miles

This week 141 miles 
This year 880 miles